BHAKTAPUR: Bird flu (avian influenza) has been confirmed in the district, leading to the culling of tens of thousands of chickens after the disease was detected in poultry farms across Changunarayan and Suryabinayak municipalities.

More than 38,500 chickens reared in wards 2, 8, and 9 of Changunarayan Municipality have been destroyed so far after the virus spread among poultry.

Similarly, more than 9,000 chickens were culled in wards 1, 4, and 8 of Suryabinayak Municipality due to the outbreak.

Chickens from the farms where the bird flu outbreak was verified were culled to prevent further spread.